Chinese word

末

Pronunciation

Pinyinmò

Meaning

  • nounend

Example

他打算在年末回家。tā dǎ suàn zài nián mò huí jiā

He plans to go home at the end of the year.

Illustration for 末 (end)

More examples

他周末喜欢和朋友出去玩。tā zhōu mò xǐ huān hé péng yǒu chū qù wán

He likes going out with friends on weekends.

Core concept

The far-end point of a thing or the closing stretch of a period.

Common phrases

  • 周末zhōu mò

    weekend

  • 年末nián mò

    year-end

Similar words

末尾mò wěi: The last part in a sequence or at a particular position.
结尾jié wěi: The part where an event, story, or situation comes to an end.

Definition in Chinese

某一事物或时间的最终阶段或结尾部分，表示位于末尾的位置或最后时点。mǒu yí shì wù huò shí jiān de zuì zhōng jiē duàn huò jié wěi bù fèn biǎo shì wèi yú mò wěi de wèi zhì huò zuì hòu shí diǎn

Word origin

The character 末 (mò, "end; tip") originally marked the top of a tree, linking a physical tip with the final part of a thing or period.

Usage tips

  • In dates and schedules, this noun usually points to a period's closing section rather than one exact final day, so the surrounding time word determines its scope.

Other meanings

  • tipnoun
  • final stagesnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 末端mò duānendpointnoun

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